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Justice Dept. Inspector General Opens Probe of Response to Capitol Riot
The Justice Department’s internal watchdog says it will investigate how the department and its agencies prepared for and responded to last week’s riots at the U.S. Capitol
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Philly School Board ‘Deeply Regrets' Asbestos Issues at High School
An Inspector General’s report chronicled several failures of the school district that led to the relocation of the entire student body at Benjamin Franklin High School.
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State Department Watchdog Resigns After Predecessor's Ouster
The State Department’s acting inspector general has resigned
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Fired IG Was Probing State Department's Withdrawal of Award to Trump Critic
Before being fired, the State Department’s independent watchdog was investigating why a prestigious award was yanked away from a Finnish journalist who’d criticized President Donald Trump on social media, a congressional transcript reveals and officials familiar with the matter confirm.
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Ousted State Department Watchdog Says Top Officials Lobbied Him Not to Probe Saudi Arms Deal
The former State Department inspector general fired by President Donald Trump told lawmakers that two top officials tried to discourage his investigation into a U.S. arms sale to Saudi Arabia, according to congressional testimony released Wednesday. The ousted inspector general, Steve Linick, said Under Secretary of State for Management Brian Bulatao told him “that we shouldn’t be doing the work...
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Pompeo Denies Retaliation But Won't Explain Watchdog Ouster
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is adamantly denying that he recommended firing the State Department’s independent watchdog in retaliation for investigations into Pompeo’s conduct as America’s top diplomat
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Democrats: Fired Watchdog Was Looking Into Saudi Arms Sale
Congressional Democrats say the State Department inspector general whom President Donald Trump fired last week was investigating possible impropriety in a massive arms sale to Saudi Arabia last year
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Philly School Reopens After Asbestos Scare
NBC10’s Brandon Hudson spoke to the School District of Philadelphia’s superintendent about the asbestos problem affecting many local schools. Since the start of the academic year, ten Philly schools have closed their doors. Benjamin Franklin High School opened back up on Monday.
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Agency That Watches for Wasteful Spending Wastes $160K on Guns
A Pennsylvania watchdog agency tasked with monitoring state misconduct and waste has found itself at the center of a nearly $160,000 gaffe
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DOJ Watchdog Caught in Political Crossfire Over Russia Report
The Justice Department’s internal watchdog told Congress on Wednesday that he is concerned that “so many basic and fundamental errors” were made by the FBI as it investigated ties between the Trump campaign and Russia. Michael Horowitz’s testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee comes two days after the release of a report that identified significant problems with applications to receive...
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Investigation Into Alleged FBI Leaks to Giuliani During 2016 Campaign Is Ongoing, DOJ Watchdog Says
The Department of Justice inspector general’s office is still investigating alleged leaks from the FBI’s New York field office regarding the Hillary Clinton email investigation to Rudy Giuliani in the final days of the 2016 campaign, the IG testified Wednesday.
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Trump Lashes Out at FBI Director Wray Over IG Report
President Donald Trump lashed out Tuesday at FBI Director Chris Wray over his characterization of a Justice Department inspector general report on the early days of the Russia investigation, claiming in a tweet early Tuesday the bureau is “badly broken” and incapable of being fixed. The Department of Justice’s internal watchdog concluded in its report issued Monday that the...
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Read Justice Department Inspector General's Report on Russia Probe
The Justice Department’s internal watchdog report on the origins of the Russia investigation was released on Monday. Here is the report by Inspector General Michael Horowitz.
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Supt. Eddie Johnson Fired Before Retirement, Mayor Lightfoot Announces, Citing ‘Intolerable' Actions
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot abruptly fired the city’s top cop Monday, terminating Supt. Eddie Johnson over allegations he “intentionally misled” both her and the public. Lightfoot said Johnson “engaged in a series of actions intolerable for any leader in a position of trust,” citing evidence she had reviewed from an ongoing investigation by the inspector general into an incident in...
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SEALs Face Review Following Death of Islamic State Militant
Navy officials on Wednesday notified a SEAL convicted of posing with a dead Islamic State militant and three of his superior officers during a 2017 deployment to Iraq that all four will face a review to determine if they should remain on the elite force. Attorneys for Chief Petty Officer Edward Gallagher said the Navy is trying to remove his...
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Inspectors General Rebuke Department's Handling of Ukraine Whistleblower's Complaint
Dozens of inspectors general across the federal government have signed a letter repudiating the Justice Department’s legal opinion that the original complaint by a CIA whistleblower about President Donald Trump’s conversation with Ukraine’s president did not have to be turned over to Congress, NBC News reports. The opinion by the DOJ’s Office of Legal Counsel overruled a determination by the...
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City of Chicago Releases Inspector General's Report on Laquan McDonald Shooting
The city of Chicago released the long-secret Inspector General’s report on the 2014 shooting of Laquan McDonald on Wednesday, making public for the first time hundreds of pages detailing the investigation into the shooting that rocked the city.
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2 Fired SEAL Leaders Say Navy Is Making Them Scapegoats
Two senior leaders of a Navy SEAL team who were fired in a highly unusual move say they are being made scapegoats amid a series of high-profile misconduct cases that have put pressure on the maritime branch to bring its elite commandos in line. SEAL Team Seven’s commanding officer, Cmdr. Edward Mason, and the top enlisted leader, Command Master Chief...
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South Jersey Contractor Misrepresented Use of Minority-Owned Businesses, Gets Booted from City of Philadelphia Work, Controller Says
A South Jersey businessman has been barred from obtaining City of Philadelphia contracts for three years after the City Controller and Inspector General found he had lied about using minority- or gender-owned businesses.
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Ex-GSA Official Had Sex With White House Staffer on Govt. Agency Rooftop: Investigation
A former associate administrator at the U.S. General Services Administration had sex with a White House staffer in his government office and on the roof of the agency’s northwest D.C. headquarters, an internal investigation reveals.